FIREFIGHTERS rushed out and battled a blaze that broke out at a house in Redditch.

Crews from Redditch and Bromsgrove were called out to a fire on Wharrad Close in Church Hill.

According to Hereford and Worcester Fire and  Rescue Service, timber cladding on the outside of the two-storey building caught fire.

They received a call at 8.30pm yesterday evening (Friday, April 19).

Firefighters used breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames.

The fire service confirmed that all persons were accounted for and that there were no casualties.